Counter-Narcotics to Stabilize Afghanistan: The False Promise of Crop Eradication
27 February 2008
Barnett R. Rubin & Jake Sherman, '', Center on International Cooperation New York University, February 2008
EXCERPT: "During 2007-2008, raw opium production in Afghanistan reached a record level of an estimated 8,200 tons. In the same period, the Taliban-led insurgency supported by al-Qaida spread to new areas of Afghanistan and Pakistan. Both countries...
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Finland Supports OSCE Projects To Promote Border Security
27 February 2008
'Finland Supports OSCE Projects To Promote Border Security', Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, 27 February 2008
EXCERPT: "Finland will dispatch three border experts to Tajikistan to support OSCE border security and management projects in Central Asia. Colonel (Retd) Juhani Paakkinen and Lieutenant Colonel (Retd) Seppo Juntunen of the Finnish Border Guard will serve as OSCE experts and will assist the Tajikistan authorities in establishing...
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United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Protection Chief Launches Fresh Look At Afghan Situation
27 February 2008
'UNHCR Protection Chief Launches Fresh Look At Afghan Situation', ReliefWeb, 27 February 2008
EXCERPT: "The deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan and the difficulty in sustaining their lives back in their country is making Afghan refugees in Iran and Pakistan reluctant to return home. The matter has been addressed by UNHCR's top protection official, Erika Feller, who wraps up a five-day mission to the Islamic Republic of Iran...
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Norway's Troops Cleared To Go To South Afghanistan
27 February 2008
'Norway's Troops Cleared To Go To South Afghanistan', Reuters, 27 February 2008
EXCERPT: "Norway's defence ministry said on Wednesday it would allow some of its soldiers stationed in Afghanistan to go to the south of the country where battles against the Taliban and al Qaeda have been the toughest. Norway has about 500 troops in Afghanistan as part of the NATO mission there and has for months resisted pressure from its allies to send...
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Afghan NATO Mission For Discussion
27 February 2008
'Afghan NATO Mission For Discussion', TVNZ, 27 February 2008
EXCERPT: "Prime Minister Helen Clark [of New Zealand] is to attend a NATO meeting in Romania in April where discussions will be held about the future structure and aims of the military deployment in Afghanistan. Defence Minister Phil Goff says while the military presence is maintaining control over the vast majority of the country the problem with the insurgency has not gone...
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Factbox: Foreign Hostages in Afghanistan
27 February 2008
'Factbox: Foreign Hostages in Afghanistan', Reuters, 27 February 2008
EXCERPT: "An American woman aid worker and her local driver who were abducted in Afghanistan may have been killed, foreign groups said. Cyd Mizell, 49, an employee of the Asian Rural Life Development Foundation (ARLDF) and her driver, were kidnapped last month. Following are details of reported kidnappings of foreigners in Afghanistan since 2006.
* March 2006...
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Sarkozy Wants Troops Deployed With U.S. in Afghanistan
27 February 2008
'Sarkozy Wants Troops Deployed With U.S. in Afghanistan', The Globe and Mail, 27 February 2008
EXCERPT: "As Canadian soldiers prepare for three more years in the deadly south of Afghanistan, signs are emerging that they won't be joined by a hoped-for contingent of French troops. Earlier this month, France suggested that it might send soldiers southward to answer Canada's demand for 1,000 more NATO troops if it is to continue its mission...
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$100 Million Boost Pegged For Aid To Afghanistan
27 February 2008
'', Toronto Star, 27 February 2008
EXCERPT: "Canada will have an additional $100 million to spend on Afghanistan as part of a budget plan to boost international aid. The one-time spending increase announced in the federal budget will go primarily toward security initiatives, like training the Afghan police and army. But part of the money could also be used for more traditional aid and development...
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More Troops for Iraq and Afghanistan, Defense Department Says
27 February 2008
'More Troops for Iraq and Afghanistan, Defense Department Says', Christian Science Monitor, 27 February 2008
EXCERPT: "The Defense Department says it needs more troops to fight in Iraq and Afghanistan. But an Army general warns that troops already in the fight are under too much strain. The warning comes as violence in Afghanistan ? unlike Iraq, where violence is down - is expected to increase. The Defense Department announced that by...
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